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Gillingham: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Gillingham neighbourhood of Dorset, England (ONS area Dorset 001). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes SP8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SP8 4XH.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Gillingham is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Dorset (3 of 18 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £267,250 and flats for £119,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Dorset (1.1 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Gillingham (Dorset), is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 1 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£267,250

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£119,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -5% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.17; 1 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£45,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Gillingham sits in Dorset

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset
Typical flat price: the lowest of the 29 neighbourhoods in Dorset with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: joint 7th lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 1 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Gillingham

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Dorset, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Dorset, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 1 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Dorset, 3 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Home improvement applications
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Gillingham (Dorset) Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (640 m in a straight line). About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (119 to 126 min) and Yeovil Junction (about 25 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Gillingham Primary School 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Jan 2026).
Nearest state secondary school Gillingham School 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Gillingham

What is the typical house price in Gillingham?

£267,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +17% against 2017-2019.

How does Gillingham compare with the rest of Dorset?

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 29 neighbourhoods in Dorset with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 7th lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Dorset.

Is Gillingham an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Gillingham gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.17; 1 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Gillingham?

Gillingham (Dorset). Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (640 m in a straight line). About 1.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (119 to 126 min) and Yeovil Junction (about 25 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Gillingham?

Nearest state primary school. Gillingham Primary School. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Jan 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Gillingham School. 740 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2023).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.